Information and Briefings on Police Operations (3)

Andrew Dismore: Was the then Mayor, Boris Johnson, informed about a 2015 operation in which four properties associated with Hezbollah were raided and found to contain thousands of potentially dangerous chemicals? (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/iran-linked-terrorists-caught-stockpiling-explosives-in-london)

The Mayor: The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) Counter Terrorism Command does not discuss who they do and do not brief regarding counter terrorism operations, therefore the information requested cannot be released

Mayoral Strategies

Gareth Bacon: Can you provide a full list of all current Mayoral strategies, including publication dates – both statutory and non-statutory?

The Mayor: Below is a list of all the statutory and non-statutory strategies I have published since the beginning of my Mayoralty.
Mayoral Strategy
Date final Strategy published & Publishing body
Statutory/Non-statutory
Mayor’s Police and Crime Plan
20 March 2017 - MOPAC
Statutory
Mayor’s Transport Strategy (MTS)
13 March 2018 - TfL
Statutory
London Environment Strategy (LES)
31 May 2018 – GLA
Statutory
London Housing Strategy (LHS)
10 August 2018 - GLA
Statutory
London Health Inequalities Strategy (HIS)
3 September 2018 – GLA
Statutory
Economic Development Strategy for London (EDS)
29 November 2018 – GLA
Statutory
Culture Strategy
13 December 2018 – GLA
Statutory
Sport and Physical Activity Strategy
13 December 2018 – GLA
Statutory
London Plan
Not published – expected February/March 2020 – GLA
Statutory
Knife Crime Strategy
27 June 2017 – MOPAC
Non-statutory
Public Access Strategy
1 November 2017 - MOPAC
Non-statutory
Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy 2018 – 2021
9 March 2018 – MOPAC
Non-statutory
Social Integration Strategy
16 March 2018 – GLA
Non-statutory
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Strategy
24 May 2018 – GLA
Non-statutory
Skills for Londoners Strategy
6 June 2018 – GLA
Non-statutory
Smarter London Together – The Mayor’s roadmap to transform London into the smartest city in the world
11 June 2018 – GLA
Non-statutory
London Food Strategy
11 December 2018 – GLA
Non-statutory
London Local Industrial Strategy
Not published – expected Spring 2020 – GLA
Non-statutory
London Resilience Strategy
Not published – expected Spring 2020 – GLA
Non-statutory

Live Facial Recognition (7)

Caroline Pidgeon: What guidelines have been used for the compilation of the Live Facial Recognition (LFR) watchlist and who has oversight?

The Mayor: Each deployment has an individual Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) and an application containing legal considerations such as justification and proportionately. Watch lists are unique and planned for each deployment. The Metropolitan Police Service has clear governance and a senior strategic lead who authorises the watch list. Since early 2018 Detective Chief Superintendent Ivan Balhatchet has approved these.